ANDY WARHOL
UNIQUE BODY
ANDY WARHOL / Unique Body
Warhol’s coveted uneditioned prints (Uniques) position themselves somewhere between his canvases, collages, and drawings on the one side, and his numerous celebrated printed editions on the other. Not originally intended for public eyes, these works offer a rare glimpse into the artist’s practice and psyche. These vivid experiments in color, composition, and subject hint at the inner workings of one of the most radically experimental artists in history; they’re less worked over, less fussed with, and offer a raw and electric experience of Warhol.
ANDY WARHOL Self-Portrait, 1977 Unique screenprint on Curtis Rag paper 45 x 35 inches each Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Electric Chair, 1971 Unique screenprint in colors, on thin wove paper 35 1/4 x 47 7/8 inches Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Dollar Sign, 1981 Marker and Synthetic Polymer Paint on RPM paper 31 1/2 x 23 4/5 inches Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Love Variants, 1983 Screenprint 30 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches each Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Kiku, 1983 Unique screenprint with paper collage mounted to card support 27 3/8 x 35 1/4 inches Authenticated POR
This fresh view is arguably more difficult to tease out of his editions and other media aesthetically groomed for the public. Through fine tuned editing and a keen awareness of how the viewers of his time would respond to his own creative choices (skills developed in his early career in commercial art and advertising), Warhol strangely distanced himself from the works he is perhaps most well known for. The Unique, conversely, is a highly personal document of the unguarded aesthetic instincts that are the bedrock of Warhol’s practice.
ANDY WARHOL Perrier, 1983 Screenprint on colored graphic paper 24 x 18 inches Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Muhammad Ali: The Fist, 1978 Unique screenprint on paper 45 x 35 3/16 inches each Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Torso (Double), c. 1982 Unique screenprint 30 5/8 x 43 inches Authenticated POR
The dynamic of the Unique is most evident in Warhol’s works on the human figure. Here, it is not difficult to project Warhol’s now notorious issues with self-image, body, sexuality, and celebrity onto the compositions. Endlessly fascinated by the way in which human geometry relates to iconic celebrity and his own awkward position relative to that universe, Warhol and his obsessions come through strongly in these works in a palpable and at times even conflicted way — a rare valued glimpse into the private mind of a very public artist.
ANDY WARHOL Regine, c. 1977 Screenprint 35 x 45 inches Authenticated POR
"The idea is not to live forever, it is to create something that will."
- Andy Warhol
ANDY WARHOL Physiological Diagram's, 1985-1986 Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches each Authenticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Paratrooper Boots (negative), 1985-1986 Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches Autheniticated POR
ANDY WARHOL Key Service (Negative and Positive), 1985-1986 Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches each Authenticated POR
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical (re)production, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Warhol was the most successful and highly paid commercial illustrator in New York even before he began to make art destined for galleries. Nevertheless, his screen-printed images of Marilyn Monroe, soup cans, and sensational newspaper stories, quickly became synonymous with Pop art. He emerged from the poverty and obscurity of an Eastern European immigrant family in Pittsburgh, to become a charismatic magnet for bohemian New York, and to ultimately find a place in the circles of High Society. For many his ascent echoes one of Pop art’s ambitions, to bring popular styles and subjects into the exclusive salons of high art. His elevation to the status of a famous icon represented a new kind of fame and celebrity for a fine artist.